Death of a currency as eurogeddon approaches — It's time to think what hitherto markets have regarded as unthinkable - that the euro really is on its last legs. — They need to wake up fast; it's happening before their very eyes. In its current form, the single currency may always have been doomed …

Support Builds for a Plan to Rein In Medicare Costs — WASHINGTON — Though it reached no agreement, the special Congressional committee on deficit reduction built a case for major structural changes in Medicare that would limit the government's open-ended financial commitment to the program, lawmakers and health policy experts say.

Occupy News Bin — Though I often disagree with the sentiments I hear by folks at Occupy Wall Street encampments, I strongly support their rights to say them peacefully. So when I see so much footage of police using heavy handed tactics on non-violent protestors it not only makes me more sympathetic to OWS... it makes me feel sick.

Is the end near? — I am seeing reports of 7.7 on the Italian ten-year bond, over eight percent on the two-year bond, 6.5 percent on the six-month note, and so on. Here is one account. — Maybe these markets simply will shut down soon. There is so much talk about what the Germans should do, but I don't see the viable options.

Anarchy in the U.S.A. — The roots of American disorder. — Ever since September, when activists heeded Adbusters editor Kalle Lasn's call to Occupy Wall Street, it's become a rite of passage for reporters, bloggers, and video trackers to go to the occupiers' tent cities and comment on what they see.

Image Expert Shapes Romney (His Hair, Anyway) — BELMONT, Mass. — Voters routinely ask about it on the campaign trail. Pundits chronicle the slightest changes in its presentation. There is a Facebook page devoted it — not to mention an entire blog. “Has it always been this good?” read a recent online entry.